You don’t think you’ve done anything wrong, but your ex is accusing you of stalking. Don’t make the mistake we see time and again. Even if you’re sure you are innocent, you have to take the charge seriously. The truth doesn’t always come out, especially if you do not hire an experienced defense attorney...
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Why Criminal Convictions Are Risky for Non-Citizens The Importance of Legal Counsel Before Accepting a Plea However, a non-citizen, or immigrant, defendant needs to be leery of entering a plea before having the competent advice of counsel as many criminal convictions can subject a non-citizen defendant to deportation or render them inadmissible. As a...
COVID-19 is hitting Florida hard this summer, and the consequences are far-reaching. Job loss, quarantine, closed schools and daycares, and political arguments—not to mention illness—are putting a lot of stress on families and couples. This kind of stress can lead to an increase in violence, and it can also lead to an increase in...
As we enter the seventh month of living with the coronavirus in the U.S., many of us have adjusted our work life and daily habits to protect ourselves from infection. Those of us who are elderly or have medical conditions that put us at a higher risk for serious complications are taking even more...
Everyone knows the feeling that comes over you when you are driving and suddenly see those fateful lights in the rear-view mirror and hear the accompanying police sirens. If this leads to getting stopped by law enforcement, the situation becomes unnerving. Being arrested for DUI (Driving Under the Influence/Drunk Driving) is not only doubly unnerving but downright frightening. Why...
How can I be DUI if I was not driving? I have met with numerous clients following a DUI arrest and many of them ask this very question. While ‘sleeping it off’ may seem like the responsible thing to do following a night of drinking, you can still be arrested and prosecuted for DUI. ...
Can I be stopped at a DUI checkpoint? Get over it, DUI checkpoints are legal in Florida. Are they subject to greater scrutiny because of extreme infringement on a person’s 4th Amendment rights? Absolutely. That does not mean that you cannot be stopped and subsequently arrested while going through a roadblock set up by law enforcement....
What should I do when stopped for DUI? Being a DUI attorney means that I have the privilege of defending young professionals and college students; good people who are charged with a crime. It also means that I will inevitably be asked the magic question: “should I blow?” Of course what they are referring to is...
In late September, Miami-Dade County, along with the rest of Florida, were ordered by Governor DeSantis to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen. While this might be good news to people who have missed the Miami nightlife, you can be sure it will also come with an increase in sobriety checkpoints and DUI arrests....
A DUI arrest in Miami-Dade can be overwhelming. Many clients immediately ask: Will I be stuck in jail? The good news is that most people charged with DUI in Florida are eligible for bond. At Izquierdo Law Firm, we help clients understand the bond process and what it means for their case. What Is Bond...
We almost always think of a DUI as a drunk driving charge. However, in Florida, the law prohibits Driving Under the Influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, and controlled substances. This means that you can be charged with a DUI if law enforcement believes your driving is impaired by drugs—whether they are illegal street drugs...
Assume a man and a woman that weigh exactly the same consume the same amount of alcohol. It is very likely that the woman will have a greater Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) than the man. For example, let’s take a 38-year-old man that weighs 150 pounds and a 38-year-old woman that weighs the same 150 pounds and let’s...